This option is an interdisciplinary program for students who wish to specialize in Islamic Studies and earn 6 credits of approved coursework focusing on gender and women’s studies, and issues in feminist research and methods. Students pursuing the degree at the Institute normally have an undergraduate specialization in the Humanities or Social Sciences, preferably with a major in Islamic Studies or Middle Eastern Studies. Knowledge of Arabic or Persian at the first-year level is an asset. The student’s master’s thesis must be on a topic centrally relating to issues of gender and/or women’s studies. Subsequent career paths include teaching at the secondary and post-secondary levels, working for NGOs, government agencies, or companies doing business in Islamic countries, and further graduate study in this field.
这是一个跨学科课程，针对希望专攻伊斯兰研究的学生群体，并获得专注于性别和妇女研究的6学分课程，以及女权主义的研究和方法等问题。攻读研究生学位的学生通常具有人文科学或社会科学的本科专业，最好是主修伊斯兰研究或中东研究。一年级的阿拉伯语或波斯语知识是一种优势。学生的硕士论文必须集中讨论性别和/或妇女研究有关的问题。随后的职业发展包括中学和高中的教学，可为非政府组织、政府机构或在伊斯兰国家做生意的公司工作，或者在这一领域继续研究生学习。